First Up for Wednesday 4 September 2024

6:30 AM.On today's First Up pod: we catch up on what's happening with our Paralympians in Paris, with Chef de Mission Raylene Bates where we have four medals now; the international visitor levy is going from… Read more Audio

5:51 AM.International visitors are set to pay more to visit New Zealand - producer Leonard Powell hit the streets to find out more. Audio

5:46 AM.Another medal for New Zealand at the Paralympics - Chef de Mission Raylene Bates talked with Nathan Rarere Audio

5:23 AM.Gore is synonymous with country music, but that was news to TradeMe's Tiana Barns.. she talked with First Up producer Matthew Hutching. Audio

5:15 AM.A suicide attack in Afghanistan is leading the news out of South Asia, Anas Mallick reports from Islamabad, Pakistan Audio

5:06 AM.For the first time ever, a major Australia political party will be lead by an indigenous woman - Pam Corkery has the story out of Brisbane Audio